Monthly Archives: April 2010
Documentary Advertising Photography Works In Advertising – Honest
Now here’s a thing. According to most of the Dublin advertising agencies I visited in January and February this year, documentary photography, however appealing, won’t work in advertising campaigns in Ireland. The advertisers are just too traditional. They are not … Continue reading
Filed under Advertising, Corporate Documentary Photography
PictureBoo
Today’s PictureBoo comes from the series I produced with Brittany Ferries last October. It was a wonderful shoot. Click on the link below the photograph or on the audio player shown. Listen to the PictureBoo: CorporateBoo #1
Filed under PictureBoo
On the Road
I was in the Cubs when I was a little boy. Not for long, and not very successfully. I think I got a merit badge for tying knots, or being clean – one of the two. Anyway, I seem to … Continue reading
Filed under Business, Equipment, On Assignment, Professionalism
Ummera Revisited
There’s nothing like the sensation of a pig chewing on your boot, though there are worse things. Like the sensation of a pig chewing on your kneecap. A few days ago, I was back at the Ummera smokery to shoot … Continue reading
Filed under Food, Photographs
Random Favourite & The Launch of Roger’s PictureBoos
A photograph from a wedding last year – lost in the archives until now. There is such wonderful tenderness here. If you want to hear my thoughts on this picture and how it was taken, click here: Roger’s PictureBoo or … Continue reading
Filed under Photographs, Wedding
8 Out Of 20 Years
The weather here in Co. Cork is beautiful this morning. Clear blue skies, and a freshness in the air. Eight years ago, the weather was horrid. The visitors to Ballycotton on 20th April 2002 wouldn’t have known the village looked … Continue reading
Filed under Personal
Finding Business
How do you attract attention in a busy marketplace? Here’s one approach: That’s not going to work for everyone, though. Gun laws being what they are in most of Europe and all. Moreover, clients are increasingly looking online. It’s a … Continue reading
The Forgotten Man
Every time I photograph a wedding, I wonder about the bride’s dad. One day, that will be me; walking my daughter down the aisle. I’m not sure I’ll be able to make it. I’m quite an emotional person. She may … Continue reading
Filed under Photographs
I Know Nothing (But Peter Does)
Here’s a confession for you. Never ask me anything about the physics of photography. You’ll get a blank look. And do not, whatever you do, tap me up for information about Schleimpflug. It’s to do with bendy lenses and allows … Continue reading
Filed under Other photographers
